Is Scottish independence a 'good or bad' thing?

they fought for their independence.Scots can now vote without being killed.A no vote would mean nobody cares about Scotland and people are only interested in financial points.

Of the countries you mentioned, the only one that became independent after fighting a war for that independence was the USA. The standard of history teaching in schools appears to be at an all-time low.

Then give you're life for you're cause.

To try and imply Scots who don't support the YeSNP campaign don't care about Scotland is on the same level as saying that they're anti Scottish ( remember that claim from the delightful SNP MSP Joan MacAlpine?)

Remember that you hold the minority view on this one.....that may tell you something.

Of the countries you mentioned, the only one that became independent after fighting a war for that independence was the USA. The standard of history teaching in schools appears to be at an all-time low.

Did you also know that most of the belligerents were actually American? It was American versus American mostly. The loyalists moved north when they lost and settled Canada.

bad for scotland, good for rest of uk

Finance or political system shouldn't be the prime reason of the vote.It should be PRIDE.Scots,are you proud of Scotland and do you want your nation to exist and be recognised by the world?Then vote yes to independence like Americans,Australian,Canadians,Indians,South Africans did.

The Kurds are giving their lives to see an independent Kurdistan

you mean Indians didn't suffer any violence?

Er, none of these places were ever part of the United Kingdom. Nor did any of these places vote to become independent.

Nations are not states. If you believe in the concept of nations, which I don't, they do not have to be states in order to exist. They are two separate things. The overwhelming majority of groups of people who could be called 'nations' exist within larger states.

Or 'Scotland the brave' wouldn't apply anymore

some of them didn't have the right to vote.They had to gain independence with fights and deaths.It's on even today,Kurds keep getting massacred but still resist and sooner or later their courage will give them their independence.Scotland can choose to be an unknown region of the English 'Her Majesty's' reign or to have a place in history.Or 'Scotland the brave' wouldn't apply anymore

Finance or political system shouldn't be the prime reason of the vote.It should be PRIDE.Scots,are you proud of Scotland and do you want your nation to exist and be recognised by the world?Then vote yes to independence like Americans,Australian,Canadians,Indians,South Africans did.

Ah! I see now. You get your perspective on history from films. Enough said.

I thought you hated Nationalism? all this talk of pride makes this post stink of it

some of them didn't have the right to vote.They had to gain independence with fights and deaths.It's on even today,Kurds keep getting massacred but still resist and sooner or later their courage will give them their independence.Scotland can choose to be an unknown region of the English 'Her Majesty's' reign or to have a place in history.Or 'Scotland the brave' wouldn't apply anymore

Nationalism that leads to atrocities is bad but pride and independence are right.The English are hypocrites because they downplay Scottish nationalism and then hate the EU superstate project.

What about the majority of scots who don't hold you're viewpoint? What are we?